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01-07-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by skribbl3d View Post
Ok, so if I'm understanding this right. If Jane Doe's father, Japanese or not, had obtained citizenship within Japan before her birth, this makes her a legal citizen?
If he obtained citizenship, then he is Japanese. Since you said she is Caucasian (Russian/Italian) I would be very surprised to hear her father or mother was a Japanese citizen. They might have permanent residency, but that is different from citizenship.
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